PHIL 1050 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: North-West Rebellion, Supreme Court Of Canada, Quebec Act

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1050
• Professor: Heidi Bailey

Document Summary

Politics - who gets what, when, and how - harold laswell. Government - set of institutions that make and enforce collective, public decisions - also the current group in power. Ideology - body of ideas used in support of an economic, political or social theory. Public administration - the way in which governments conduct themselves through bureaucratic processes; a discipline and a practice. Direct democracy - in which people have a direct say in matters of the state. Representative democracy - in which people appoint representatives to speak for them in matters of the state. Capitalism - economic system based on the private ownership and the free market. Mixed economy - mixture of private and state control. Socialism - means of production and distribution controlled by government. Communism - all property owned by all in a classless society. Right - members of a group who hold more conservative views than other. Centrist - holding or advocating of moderate political views.